Topic: Appointments
July 6, 2010
Lying about the reason Berwick’s nomination was held up
As previously noted, President Obama’s choice to put Dr. Donald Berwick at the helm of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services through recess appointment shows a double standard on side-stepping the nomination process — making Berwick what Obama used to call “damaged goods.” But what’s more, the White House is lying when it says [...]
Damaged goods: President to make recess appointment for Medicare head
Obama pulls a Bush and sidesteps the Senate.
March 27, 2010
Then: Recess appointments are ‘damaged goods.’ Now: ‘In the interest of the American people’
Recess appointments were “damaged goods” under President Bush, but just good under Obama.
January 23, 2009
Waiving ban on lobbyists for defense appointment
Days after issuing a blanket ban on lobbyists serving in adminstration posts, President Obama issued a waiver so he could appoint former Raytheon lobbyist William Lynn as deputy defense secretary.